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A Voyage Long and Strange
Tony Horwitz
Rediscovering the New World
Henry Holt
May 2008
On Sale: April 29, 2008
464 pages
ISBN: 0805076034
EAN: 9780805076035
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction History
On a chance visit to Plymouth Rock, Tony Horwitz realizes
he’s mislaid more than a century of American history, from
Columbus’s sail in 1492 to Jamestown’s founding in 16-oh-
something. Did nothing happen in between? Determined to
find out, he embarks on a journey of rediscovery, following
in the footsteps of the many Europeans who preceded the
Pilgrims to America. An irresistible blend of history, myth, and misadventure, A
Voyage Long and Strange captures the wonder and drama of
first contact. Vikings, conquistadors, French voyageurs—
these and many others roamed an unknown continent in quest
of grapes, gold, converts, even a cure for syphilis. Though
most failed, their remarkable exploits left an enduring
mark on the land and people encountered by late-arriving
English settlers. Tracing this legacy with his own epic trek—from Florida’s
Fountain of Youth to Plymouth’s sacred Rock, from desert
pueblos to subarctic sweat lodges—Tony Horwitz explores the
revealing gap between what we enshrine and what we forget.
Displaying his trademark talent for humor, narrative, and
historical insight, A Voyage Long and Strange allows us to
rediscover the New World for ourselves.
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